diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index 2013a9d81..bc4ac389d 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -321,6 +321,21 @@ fn buffer_previous(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn buffer_reopen(
+    cx: &mut compositor::Context,
+    _args: Args,
+    event: PromptEvent,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    if event != PromptEvent::Validate {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    if let Some(last_closed_doc_path) = cx.editor.closed_document_paths.pop() {
+        cx.editor.open(&last_closed_doc_path, Action::Replace)?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn write_impl(cx: &mut compositor::Context, path: Option<&str>, force: bool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let config = cx.editor.config();
     let jobs = &mut cx.jobs;
@@ -2703,6 +2718,17 @@ pub const TYPABLE_COMMAND_LIST: &[TypableCommand] = &[
             ..Signature::DEFAULT
         },
     },
+    TypableCommand {
+        name: "buffer-reopen",
+        aliases: &["br", "breopen"],
+        doc: "Re-open the most previously closed buffer.",
+        fun: buffer_reopen,
+        completer: CommandCompleter::none(),
+        signature: Signature {
+            positionals: (0, Some(0)),
+            ..Signature::DEFAULT
+        },
+    },    
     TypableCommand {
         name: "write",
         aliases: &["w"],
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 89f053741..0cc3bb79a 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -1067,7 +1067,8 @@ pub struct Editor {
     pub tree: Tree,
     pub next_document_id: DocumentId,
     pub documents: BTreeMap<DocumentId, Document>,
-
+    pub closed_document_paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    
     // We Flatten<> to resolve the inner DocumentSavedEventFuture. For that we need a stream of streams, hence the Once<>.
     // https://stackoverflow.com/a/66875668
     pub saves: HashMap<DocumentId, UnboundedSender<Once<DocumentSavedEventFuture>>>,
@@ -1218,6 +1219,7 @@ impl Editor {
             tree: Tree::new(area),
             next_document_id: DocumentId::default(),
             documents: BTreeMap::new(),
+            closed_document_paths: Vec::new(),
             saves: HashMap::new(),
             save_queue: SelectAll::new(),
             write_count: 0,
@@ -1880,6 +1882,9 @@ impl Editor {
         }
 
         let doc = self.documents.remove(&doc_id).unwrap();
+        if let Some(path) = doc.path() {
+            self.closed_document_paths.push(path.clone());
+        }
 
         // If the document we removed was visible in all views, we will have no more views. We don't
         // want to close the editor just for a simple buffer close, so we need to create a new view